Pentagon: developing a bomb capable of penetrating fortifications Iranian nuclear sites
Published 04/05/2013 01:13 AM
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Babinaoz - Agencies: According to the U.S. Department of Defense sources that have been developed greater potential bunker buster bomb, so that they can destroy underground nuclear sites, the most heavily guarded and defense, such as the location of the 'Fordo' Iranian controversial.
According to Pentagon data, bombs «MOP can carry 5,300 pounds of explosives, and has been successfully tested for the first time in Mexico City in2007, but the new improvements made its ten times stronger and can carry 30 thousand pounds of explosives.
The Pentagon released photographs to demonstrate the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and explain what he has done improvements, where the new weapon could penetrate the earth and steering system to improve the accuracy of injury to the target and make a major bombings.
The idea is to create a hole with the first strike, then dribble the bombing of the place itself to reach greater depths. New improvements and cost about $ 330 million.
In the meantime newspaper 'The Guardian' yesterday to send British London submarines directed automatically to the Arabian Gulf in exercises involving 40 countries. The U.S. Navy had announced last Monday that the United States will hold military exercises with its allies in the Gulf region for training in mine clearance and escort ships.
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